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Rein Haljand (born 12 May 1945 in
Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...
) is an
Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
n swimmer, sport personnel and sport pedagogue. In 1966 he graduated from
Tallinn Pedagogical Institute Tallinn University (TLU; , ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education in the country. Both Q ...
in physical education. 1962-1967 he become 6-times Estonian champion in different swimming disciplines. 1960-1968 he was a member of Estonian national swimming team and competed in backstroke and freestyle. 1989-2016 he was a member of
Estonian Olympic Committee The Estonian Olympic Committee (, EOK) is responsible for Estonia's participation in the Olympic Games. History The Estonian Sports Federation () decided to form the Estonian Olympic Committee in the First Estonian Sport Congress () on 30 Novem ...
; 1997-2000 its general secretary, 2000-2001 its vice-president. 1992-1996 he was the president of Estonian Swimming Federation. Since 1966 he is teaching at Tallinn Pedagogical Institute.


Awards

* 2010:
Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star (; ) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonian citizens and foreigners to give recognition for services rendered to the Estonian state. Design Classes The Order of the White Star ...
, IV class.


References

Living people 1945 births Estonian male backstroke swimmers Estonian male freestyle swimmers Estonian people in sports Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class Tallinn University alumni Academic staff of Tallinn University Swimmers from Tallinn 20th-century Estonian people {{Estonia-sport-bio-stub